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On Oct. 13, 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.
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On Oct. 13, 1925, Lenny Bruce, the controversial American comedian, was born. Following his death on Aug. 3, 1966, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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On Oct. 13, 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was laid during a ceremony in the District of Columbia.
1775
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The Continental Congress ordered the construction of a naval fleet.
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1843
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The Jewish organization B'nai B'rith was founded in New York City.
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1845
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Texas ratified a state constitution.
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1903
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The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 to win the first World Series five games to three.
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1925
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Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, was born Margaret Roberts in Grantham, England.
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1943
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Italy declared war on Germany, its one-time Axis partner.
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1960
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Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy participated in the third televised debate of the presidential campaign, with Nixon in Hollywood, Calif., and Kennedy in New York.
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1960
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The World Series ended with a home run for the first time as Bill Mazeroski of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit a round-tripper in the ninth inning of Game 7 against the New York Yankees.
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1962
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"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Edward Albee opened on Broadway.
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1981
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Egyptians voted in a referendum to elect Vice President Hosni Mubarak the new president, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
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1998
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The NBA canceled the first two weeks of its regular season because of a lockout.
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1999
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The JonBenet Ramsey grand jury was dismissed after 13 months; prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to charge anyone in the 6-year-old's strangulation.
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2005
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British playwright Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize in literature.
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2006
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The United Nations General Assembly appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon the next U.N. secretary-general.
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2008
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The Dow Jones industrial average soared 936.42 points – it's largest one-day increase – ending eight consecutive days of stock market declines.
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2010
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Rescuers in Chile pulled 33 men one by one to freedom 69 days after they were trapped in a collapsed mine a half-mile underground.
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Historic Birthdays
Lenny Bruce
10/13/1925 - 8/3/1966
American entertainer of the Beat Generation.
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Molly Pitcher 10/13/1754 - 1/22/1832
American patriot
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85
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Peter Barlow 10/13/1776 - 3/1/1862
British physicist
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80
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Rudolf Virchow 10/13/1821 - 9/5/1902
German pathologist
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75
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Lillie Langtry 10/13/1853 - 2/12/1929
British actress
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69
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Theodore Bilbo 10/13/1877 - 8/21/1947
American politician; senator from Mississippi (1935-47)
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79
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Yves Allegret 10/13/1907 - 1/31/1987
French motion-picture director
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47
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Art Tatum 10/13/1909 - 11/5/1956
American jazz pianist
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68
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Burr Tillstrom 10/13/1917 - 12/6/1985
American puppeteer
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Yves Montand 10/13/1921 - 11/9/1991
French actor
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Correction:
In a previous version of this post, our Historic Birthdays incorrectly listed Yves Yves Montand as an American actor. Mr. Montand was French.